Brent: thanx for the text, I downloaded it and still read it. Interesting. Fun: it says about math objects that they are abstract. (e.g. No 3) In Hungary children are taught that an abstract means:non tangible, e.i. not touchable by bare hands (Hungarian has a better such expression). Jokingly: glowing-hot iron is abstract. .
On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 2:58 PM, meekerdb <meeke...@verizon.net> wrote: > On 6/9/2013 5:21 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > Then fictionalism can make sense only if we assume some basic physical > existence, or reality, as the not explicit contrary of "fiction". > > > Yes. Fictionalism is probably right about mathematics - but it's also > right about physics. > > > Elementary arithmetic seems conceptually simpler than any physical notion, > > > All the more reason to suppose it is just an invention. > > and with comp I think there is not much choice in the matter (in all > senses of the word). > > A pair of two non null integers x y such that (x/y)^2 = 2, that is > fiction. > > > No, that is false in arithmetic. > > Brent > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
